Fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq hasn’t secured a spot in Afghanistan’s lineup for the Asia Cup 2023. The right-arm paceman engaged in a verbal exchange with Virat Kohli during this year’s IPL, creating anticipation among fans for a face-off between Kohli and Naveen in the Asia Cup.
Ul-Haq engaged in a verbal fight with Virat Kohli during the game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium.
Following the conclusion of the match, Naveen and Virat engaged in another intense discussion while the rest of the players exchanged handshakes. Naveen also made posts about ‘ripe mangoes’ on social media whenever Kohli or his team had underwhelming performances in the IPL.
Fans reacted after Naveen-ul-Haq was left out of Afghanistan’s ODI squad for the Asia Cup 2023:
No Naveen Ul Haq vs Virat Kohli in Asia Cup 2023!
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.#NaveenUlHaq #cricket pic.twitter.com/MUkMz37YHN— Waqar abbas Jiskani (@Waqarabbas69225) August 27, 2023
#NaveenUlHaq uploaded a story
"No matter how well your eyes adjust to darkness, you'll never mistake it for light"on Instagram after not get chance in #AsiaCup2023.
After #IPL2023 Naveen didn't played a single game for #Afghanistan national team.
Kohli effect??#ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/cMhFxRuxnL— 🦁ठाकुर मानवेंद्र सिंह राजावत🦁 (@manu_rajawat7) August 28, 2023
Bhai India funding deti Afghanistan ko aur vo Naveen ul haq Virat Kohli ko abused kar raha tha Afghanistan team kaise squad me rahk leti Naveen ko funding thodi na ruk Vani hai unhe 😂😂🤣
— Soam (@soam_danish) August 28, 2023
Naveen Ul Haq pic.twitter.com/JuHJcxWpFh
— Himanshu Sharma (@hansric_ITguy) August 28, 2023
Naveen Ul Haq ke team me na hone ka dukh Indians ko jyada h😅#AsiaCup2023 #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/yqdYArcl0k
— Pratik Kashyap (@optimist_pratik) August 28, 2023
Afghanistan Asia Cup Squad.
Naveen ul haq misses out from Afghanistan’s Squad for the #AsiaCup2023 😲 pic.twitter.com/Qty3F2tgvn— Abhi (@abhivortex) August 27, 2023
Naveen ul haq misses out from Afghanistan’s Squad for the #AsiaCup2023 😲#Naveenulhaq #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/qlwEyWDlir
— Akshay Dubey (@akshay_dubey021) August 27, 2023
Karma is Back! Bro
Naveen ul haq misses out from Afghanistan’s Squad for the #AsiaCup2023 😲#NaveenUlHaq #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/BGFBlX0x0z
— Indian Cricket Team 🇮🇳 (@ICTeam11) August 27, 2023
Naveen ul haq misses out from Afghanistan’s Squad for the #AsiaCup2023 😲#NaveenUlHaq #Afghanistan #SportsKeeda pic.twitter.com/SXZ3pbC5JO
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 27, 2023
Smart move by Afghanistan 😅 pic.twitter.com/PodumlTtJG
— Filtercricket (@filter_cricket) August 27, 2023
Naveen-ul-Haq has taken 14 wickets in seven ODIs
The Afghanistan team has seen the right-arm pacer participate in seven matches, securing a total of 14 wickets. Naveen has upheld a commendable economy rate of 5.78 across those 14 games, and his bowling average stands at 25.42. However, despite these promising figures, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has not included him in the ODI squad since 2021. Naveen’s most recent ODI appearance for Afghanistan took place in a match against Ireland in Abu Dhabi on January 26, 2021.
Afghanistan squad for Asia Cup 2023:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Abdul Rahman, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Suliman Safi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat, Mohammad Saleem, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
In the squad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, and Mohammad Saleem are the three specialized fast bowlers. Additionally, all-rounders Gulbadin Naib and Karim Janat can also contribute some overs of pace for Afghanistan.
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